Wheel of Fortune contestant Rhea Mathew acquired the shock of a lifetime when her boyfriend proposed throughout a taping of the present — due to the assistance of hosts Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White.
“We’re celebrating milestones in honor of our fiftieth anniversary and truly had one occur earlier within the week proper right here on the set,” Seacrest, 50, stated in a video shared on the Wheel of Fortune YouTube channel on Thursday, January 9. The clip was titled, “WE HAD A PROPOSAL ON SET!”
Mathew first appeared on the present in October 2023, and her boyfriend (now fiancé), Robin, reached out for assist along with his proposal. White, 67, defined that the present’s forged and crew “created a little bit of a ruse” and made the previous contestant suppose she was coming again to have fun the present’s fiftieth anniversary.
When prompted, Mathew solved a Wheel of Fortune puzzle studying: “Will you marry me?”
She was smiling on the right reply when Robin appeared from backstage and acquired down on one knee. All of the sudden Mathew’s mouth dropped as she realized what was occurring. After all, she stated sure.
“I believe she was actually shocked,” Seacrest stated when responding to the romantic second. “Very candy. I really like that we will do this on this present.”
White additionally reacted to the “heart-warming” second. “You by no means know what’s going to occur round right here,” she added.
Maggie Sajak (Wheel of Fortune social correspondent and daughter of former host Pat Sajak) posted the proposal on her personal social media account, as properly.
“A proposal on set?! 2025 is off to a magical begin!” she wrote, sharing some behind-the-scenes footage of the engagement. Textual content overlaid on the video supplied followers extra particulars as properly.
“Rhea suppose [sic] she’s right here for puzzle redemption, however little does she know … she’s right here to get engaged,” the textual content learn. Maggie, 30, spoke with Mathew earlier than the proposal about her return to the present — and the contestant had no thought what was about to occur.
“OK, it doesn’t appear to be she has any thought,” Maggie stated. “That is so thrilling.”
After the second was over, Maggie congratulated the couple earlier than asking if Mathew had “any thought” the engagement was coming.
Maggie interviewed Mathew once more after the proposal, and the newly engaged contestant declared that she introduced “my fiancé” to observe the Wheel of Fortune taping.
“Probably the most elaborate proposal I may have ever — I can’t even think about,” Mathew gushed. “I’m nonetheless in shock.”
Maggie added, “It was fantastic to see.”
